Cossato-Mergozzo-Brissago-Störung

Representation and status

Color CMYK

N/A

Color RGB

R: 250 G: 50 B: 50

Rank

fault zone

Validity

Unit is in Use

Status

informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch

Cossato-Mergozzo-Brissago-Störung

Français

Faille de Cossato-Mergozzo-Brissago

Italiano

Faglia Cossato-Mergozzo-Brissago

English

Cossato-Mergozzo-Brissago Fault

Historical Variants

linea di Cossago/Cossato-Mergozzo-Brissago (Dal Piaz et al. 1992a), Cossato-Mergozzo-Brissago Fault = CMB (TK500 / Gouffon et al. 2024)

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)

• South Alpine

Kind of protolith

• tectonic

References

Definition

Gouffon Yves (Editor) (2024) : Tectonic Map of Switzerland 1:500000, Explanatory notes. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, Wabern

p.106: The Ivrea Zone is separated from the Strona-Ceneri Zone by the Cossato-Mergozzo-Brissago Fault (CMB) that is interpreted as a Permian fault zone due to its association with Permian granites (Boriani et al. 2016). This fault is cut by the Pogallo Fault.